“ASEAN has very close cultural ties with India, especially the North East region. The government’s priority should be to make the economic sector catch up,” said Professor Manoj Pant, Director of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT).
Category: Business
Indian-origin CEO Satya Nadella says we collectively have opportunity to lead in digital transformation
Amidst the monumental change that is happening around the globe when every single industry is being digitally transformed, all have the opportunity to lead in this transformation, Microsoft’s Indian-origin CEO Satya Nadella said yesterday.
Singapore based healthtech startup MyDoc raises SGD5.2 million
Singapore-based healthcare startup has raised USD5.2 million in a series A funding round.
India’s reformist initiatives have led to the creation of opportunities for foreign investors: Ajay K Sanganeria
Given his extensive experience in dealing with authorities and resolving tax issues, it is no surprise that Ajay K Sanganeria, a Tax Partner at KPMG Advisory LLP, was chosen to deliver the lecture on Taxation at the SICCI Conference 2017.
Infosys to hire 2,000 Americans in North Carolina
Indian multinational giant Infosys yesterday said it is opening a new technology and innovation hub at Raleigh in the US state of North Carolina to hire 2,000 Americans in the next four years, the Economic Times reported.
SICCI Conference 2017 to focus on ‘Understanding and Overcoming Challenges – India’
The Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) Conference 2017 has chosen the theme ‘Understanding and Overcoming Challenges India’.
Online fashion startup Zilingo raises SGD17 million in series B funding
Online fashion startup Zilingo has raised USD17 million in a series B funding round co-led by Sequoia Capital India and Burda Principal Investments. The startup is based in Singapore.
A*STAR launches Tech Access Initiative to help SMEs
To keep pace with advancing technologies, a new scheme named Tech Access Initiative (TAI) has been launched in Singapore today to help small-and medium size enterprises (SMEs). The scheme has been launched under the auspices of Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR).
NTUC FairPrice decides to give SGD1 million to help SMEs
To extend a helping hand to small-and medium-size enterprises (SMEs), supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice has decided to commit SGD1 million for their development. It also announced the launch of the sixth ‘Made in Singapore Fair’ today which will continue till September 20.
DBS gets permission to operate as wholly-owned subsidiary in India
Singapore’s biggest lender and Asia’s leading financial services firm DBS Group Holdings announced that it received in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to convert its existing India franchise to a locally incorporated wholly-owned subsidiary (WOS) in India.
